By Submitted Story on September 12, 2023
The air is turning cooler and the kids are back in school, and that means itās time for the N.C. Department of Transportationās Southport-Fort Fisher, Swan Quarter-Ocracoke and Cedar Island-Ocracoke ferry routes to make their annual transitions to off-season schedules.
Starting Tuesday, the new schedules are as follows:
Cedar Island to Ocracoke:Ā 7:30 a.m., 10:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m.
Ocracoke to Cedar Island:Ā 7:30 a.m., 1 p.m. and 4:30 p.m.
Swan Quarter to Ocracoke:Ā 10 a.m., 1:30 p.m. and 4:30 p.m.
Ocracoke to Swan Quarter:Ā 7 a.m., 10 a.m. and 1:30 p.m.
Southport to Fort Fisher (Weekdays):Ā 5:30 a.m., 7 a.m., 7:45 a.m., 8:30 a.m., 9:15 a.m., 10:45 a.m., 11:30 a.m., 1 p.m., 1:45 p.m., 2:30 p.m., 3:15 p.m., 4 p.m., 4:45 p.m. and 6:15 p.m.
Fort Fisher to Southport (Weekdays):Ā 6:15 a.m., 7:45 a.m., 8:30 a.m., 9:15 a.m., 10 a.m., 11:30 a.m., 12:15 p.m., 1:45 p.m., 2:30 p.m., 3:15 p.m., 4 p.m., 4:45 p.m., 5:30 p.m. and 7 p.m.
Southport to Fort Fisher (Weekends):Ā 7 a.m., 8:30 a.m., 9:15 a.m., 10 a.m., 10:45 a.m., 11:30 a.m., 12:15 p.m., 1 p.m., 1:45 p.m., 2:30 p.m., 3:15 p.m., 4 p.m., 4:45 p.m. and 6:15 p.m.
Fort Fisher to Southport (Weekends):Ā 7:45 a.m., 9:15 a.m., 10 a.m., 10:45 a.m., 11:30 a.m., 12:15 p.m., 1 p.m., 1:45 p.m., 2:30 p.m., 3:15 p.m., 4 p.m., 4:45 p.m., 5:30 p.m. and 7 p.m.
All three routes will remain on these schedules through the end of the year. You can find and download a complete ferry scheduleĀ here.